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BHOJSHALA CLAIMED BY JAIN COMMUNITY AS A JAIN MONUMENT

JODHPUR: Jain Samata Vahini, which had earlier claimed that a Jain temple existed at the disputed site in Ayodhya, has now demanded handing over of the controversial Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque structure in Madhya Pradesh to the Jain community claiming that the monument was a "Jain Chaitya-Sthal" and not a Hindu temple. "The monument called Bhojshala was one of the several Chaitya-Sthals constructed by Raja Bhoj during his rule between 1000 AD and 1053 AD under the influence of a Jain Acharya" the outfit's National General Secretary Sohan Mehta and chief Spokesman Kailash Raj Singhavi claimed in a statement here. The executive committee of the vahini, which held its meeting presided over by former Rajasthan High Court Judge, S. R. Bhandari here on June 6, demanded immediate handing over of Bhojshala to Jain community.